Iran - Foreign AffairsThe New York TimesIran races to clinch oil deals before Donald Trump takes office - - Worried about the American president-elect&apos;s rhetoric, Tehran has signed a wave of agreements since Nov. 8 with European and Asian energy companiesBy Thomas Erdbrink & Clifford Krauss

AnalysisThe Foreign AffairsA dark age for European Democracy - - How the Political Center Will Fare in 2017By Daniel Kelemen

AnalysisThe Christian ScienceMonitorArab democracy - how Moroccos grant experiment went wrong - -Heralded as a third way amid the uprisings and crackdowns of the Arab Spring, Morocco introduced a new constitution and other reforms.By

AnalysisThe Foreign Policy Entering into the era of the unkown - - What we know: Trump loves Putin, China is moving to take advantage of America&rsquo;s non-strategy in Asia, and the rest? We&rsquo;re still not sureBy David Rothkopf

Israel - SettlementsThe Washington PostKerry assails Israel over West Bank, warns of heading toward a place of danger - - The secretary of state said Israel must choose between settlements and a two-state solutionBy Carol Morello

ArgumentThe Foreign PolicyPresident Trump and the act of the - ultimate - Israel - Palestine peace deal - - The two-state solution is not lost for the incoming administration. But Trump will have to pick his battles on settlements wiselyBy Elliot Abrams

AnalysisThe Foreign AffairsThe future of U.S. alliance system - - Will It Survive the Trump Presidency?By Francois Heisbourg

Overwhelming votes in Congress to extend the Iran Sanctions Act, and indications Trump&apos;s cabinet will include several foes of the Iran nuclear deal, signal it could be a burning issue once again

By Howard LaFranchi

AnalysisThe New York TimesA world of trouble for Donald Trump - - Mr. Trump, who has offered only a jumble of contradictory ideas, will have a hard time dealing with urgent challenges abroadBy The Editorial Board

Israel - Palestiniansaawsat.comAmerica must recognize Palestiniane - - We do not yet know the policy of the next administration toward Israel and Palestine, but we do know the policy of this administration. It has been President Obama&rsquo;s aim to support a negotiated end to the conflict based on two states, living side by side in peaceBy Jimmy Carter

News AnalysisThe New York TimesOPEC reaches deal to limit production, sending prices soaring - -The deal will be the first production cut in eight years, although the price increase may prove temporaryBy Stanley Reed & Clifford Krauss

News AnalysisThe Foreign PolicyIt is globalization, stupid - -Dont blame low working-class wages or the financial crisis for the populist wave that produced Trump and Brexit. The data show the tide started decades agoBy Roberto Stefan

Health & ScienceThe New York Times1 patient, 7 tumors and 100 billion cells equal 1 striking recovery - - The recovery of a woman with advanced colon cancer, after treatment with cells from her own immune system, may help doctors develop new treatments for other patients.By Denise Grady

Latest NewsThe New RepublicDonald Trump is Times Man of the Year and he is still complaining - - the president-elect called the magazine&rsquo;s accolade - a great honor, -&nbsp;but griped that it was -snarky&nbsp;- for the publication to call him-President of the Divided States of America. By Grahm Vyse

Saudi Arabia - AfghanistanThe New York TimesSaudi bankroll Taliban, even as king officially supports Afghan government - - Saudi Arabia has voiced support for American efforts to nourish Afghanistans democracy, but it has also lavishly funded Sunni extremism under various guisesBy Carlotta Gall

The votes in Congress to extend US non-nuclear sanctions against Iran have hard-liners in Tehran fuming. And the Trump team isn&rsquo;t likely to improve matters

By Scott Peterson

TechnologyThe Washington PostAmazon will open a physical grocery store - and it would not require going through checkout - -The store&nbsp;will be powered by a web of technology that allows&nbsp;customers to fill their shopping bags and walk out without going through a checkout processBy Sarah Halzack

Saudi Arabia - IranThe MSN NewsSaudi sentences 15 to death for spying for Iran - - A Saudi court sentenced 15 people to death on Tuesday after convicting them of spying for the kingdom&apos;s arch-rival Iran, Saudi media reportedBy AFP

Palestinian - Internal AffairsThe Washington Post - - Palestinian president consolidates power, blocks rivals - - At the Fatah party congress, the head of the Palestinian Authority emerged on topBy William Booth

AnalysisThe New York TimesHow to help working people - - If Donald Trump, as president, acts in the interests of the people who voted for him, the labor reforms of the Obama era will be safeBy Editorial

News AnalysisThe New York TimesTrumps tough talk could damage American factories - - If President-elect Donald J. Trump imposes steep tariffs on Chinese goods, he could harm the people he aims to help - American factory workersBy Peter S. Goodman, Neil Gough, Sui-Lee and Jack Ewing

AnalysisThe Christian Science MonitorWith Mosul under siege, an unlikely chance to save ISIS - enclaved Yazidis - - When Iraqi forces moved on Mosul, IS moved enslaved Yazidis back to Syria, frustrating activists trying to free them. But their relocation might make it easier to find and rescue themBy Kristen Chick

News AnalysisThe Foreign AffairIran and Assad in the age of Trump - - Why the Don Could Cut a DealBy Alex Vatanka

ImmigrationThe New York TimesDeluged immigration cours, where cases stall for years, begin to buckle - - With a backlog of more than 520,000 cases, many have become crippled by delays and bureaucratic breakdowns, creating a major obstacle for the president-elect&apos;s deportation plansBy Julia Preston

AnalysisThe MSN-News - NYTTrumps Breezy calls to world leaders leave diplomats aghast - - President-elect Donald J. Trump inherited a complicated world when he won the election last month. And that was before a series of freewheeling phone calls with foreign leaders that has unnerved diplomats at home and abroadBy Mark Landler

News AnalysisThe Washington PostHow Trump could surprise the world on Israeli - Palestinian peacemaking - - Can the new administration succeed where others have failed?By Dennis Ross

Saudi ArabiaChristian Science MonitorA pricely plea to allow somen to get behind the wheel in Saudi Arabia - - One of the most outspoken members of Saudi Arabia&apos;s royal family urged the kingdom to let women drive as more working-class women carve more rights for themselvesBy Ben Rosen

HealthThe New York TimesF.D.A. agrees to new trials for Ecstacy as relief for PTSD patients - - The Food and Drug Administration has approved large-scale clinical trials to study MDMA, the illegal party drug better known as Ecstasy, as treatment for PTSD patientsBy Dave Philipps